Mali, Algeria Restore Diplomatic Ties After Yearlong Rupture
BAMAKO-Mali and Algeria have restored diplomatic relations, reopening their airspace and returning ambassadors to their respective capitals, ending a yearlong
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Africa’s Great Green Wall Expands Landscape Restoration Across the Sahel to Combat Climate Change and Desertification
“Stretching nearly 8,000 kilometres across the Sahel, the Great Green Wall is designed not simply to plant trees, but to
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Insurgents Strike Multiple Malian Towns Amid Escalating Security Crisis
BAMAKO-A Tuareg-led insurgent group said on Saturday it had launched an attack on a town in northern Mali where government
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Burkina Faso Severs Diplomatic Relations With France in Sharp Break From Former Colonial Power
Ouagadougou— Burkina Faso’s military government has severed diplomatic relations with France, accusing its former colonial ruler of undermining the country’s
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Sahel Forests Emerge as Strategic Strongholds in Escalating Militant Insurgency
Dakar-Forests and protected reserves across the Sahel have evolved from temporary refuges into permanent operational bases for Islamist militant groups,
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Al-Qaeda-Linked JNIM Softens Rule as It Expands Control in Mali
Dakar-Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Mali have reduced public brutality and taken on broader administrative roles in areas under their control, residents
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Macron Rebukes China’s ‘Predatory’ Africa Strategy in Nairobi Push
Nairobi-French President Emmanuel Macron defended Europe’s role in Africa during a visit to Nairobi on Monday, contrasting European engagement with
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